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Posted in Oddities,Science & Math by Greg Ross on March 5th, 2008

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Meet 2-(2,5-bis(3,3-dimethylbut-1-ynyl)-4-(2-(3,5-di(pent-1-ynyl)phenyl)ethynyl)phenyl)-1,3-dioxolane, a “nanoputian” designed by Rice University chemist James Tour.

With thiol functional groups at the leg, it’ll even “stand” on a surface of gold.